Stephen King's The Stand

Name: Stephen King's The Stand
Genre: Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Released: May 8, 1994
Rating: 61
Cast: Ray Walston, Corin Nemec, Rob Lowe, Gary Sinise, Jamey Sheridan

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ABC | Release Date: May 8, 1994

Starring: Ray Walston, Corin Nemec, Rob Lowe, Gary Sinise, Jamey Sheridan, Molly Ringwald, Max Wright, Patrick Kilpatrick, Miguel Ferrer, Matt Frewer, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Peter Van Norden, Adam Storke, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Rick Aviles

Summary: A government-run lab accidentally lets loose a deadly superflu and the world's population is decimated. However, there are some survivors, who begin having dreams about two figures: a mystical old woman, or a scary man. Stephen King's terrifying adaptation of post-apocalyptic America is a mini-series that hooks you in and imprints itself inA government-run lab accidentally lets loose a deadly superflu and the world's population is decimated. However, there are some survivors, who begin having dreams about two figures: a mystical old woman, or a scary man. Stephen King's terrifying adaptation of post-apocalyptic America is a mini-series that hooks you in and imprints itself in your mind for a long time. In a battle between good and evil set on Stephen King's stage, which will prevail?… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

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S1:E4. The Stand
Air Date: May 12, 1994
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S1:E3. The Betrayal
Air Date: May 11, 1994
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S1:E2. The Dreams
Air Date: May 9, 1994

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Gail Pennington

Apr 14, 2021

Season 1 Review: I've seen the first six hours, and if I weren't here writing this, I'd be home watching the finale. I'm that hooked. [8 May 1994, p.6C]

Miles Beller

Apr 14, 2021

Season 1 Review: This four-night, not-so-mini TV event that takes its story from the best-selling Stephen King book keeps you watching and waiting and on the edge of your seat. A captivating video version of King's horror parable (complete with religious "significance" of grand betrayals, Armageddon endings and messianic resurrections), The Stand shapes up as a chillingly absorbing descent into horror and things that go boo! in primetime. In scope and magnitude, The Stand delivers King-sized chills and thrills. [6 May 1994]

Tom Feran

Apr 14, 2021

Season 1 Review: Visually arresting, epic in ambition and impressively acted by a splendid cast, The Stand" looks like King's close encounter with "The Andromeda Strain" crossing "Wild Palms, building its suspense around a deadly epidemic that wipes out most of the world's population and leaves the survivors seeking a new beginning for good or evil. [8 May 1994, p.1J]

John J. O'Connor

Apr 14, 2021

Season 1 Review: But score a couple of solid hits for the good folks. Ray Walston is crustily effective as an elderly artist. And in the movie's most tender relationship, Rob Lowe, whose character can neither hear nor speak, and Bill Fagerbakke, as a mildly retarded Li'l Abner-type country boy, are outstanding. Read full review

Todd Everett

Apr 14, 2021

Season 1 Review: While it's no "V," it's not bad; the mini probably would have played better at six hours, but should sustain the interest of King fans, who number in the millions, and may pick up some non-King followers. [2 May 1994, p.42]

Emily L. Stephens

Apr 14, 2021

Season 1 Review: Everything from casting choices to wardrobe to musical cues cements The Stand firmly in the mid-’90s, sacrificing any timelessness in favor of an already dated sensibility. It’s not the self-aware frolic of Clueless or the drab naturalism of Office Space. This is 1994 as an ’80s hangover, complete with former members of the Brat Pack and an 8-year-old Top 10 hit already milked for nostalgia. Read full review

Tom Shales

Apr 14, 2021

Season 1 Review: This is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but with a lot of bad acting. Oh, and plenty of bad writing, too. That horrible Stephen King is back with another dreadful ABC miniseries: The Stand. Read full review

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PhilipBlake

Sep 3, 2019

Stephen King's The Stand is a riveting TV movie / miniseries and a real achievement in King's novel adaptation to the screen. The America's Lord of the Rings set in a realistic post apocalyptic world devasted by a lethal virus. Incredible performance from renowned actors like Gary Sinise,Stephen King's The Stand is a riveting TV movie / miniseries and a real achievement in King's novel adaptation to the screen. The America's Lord of the Rings set in a realistic post apocalyptic world devasted by a lethal virus. Incredible performance from renowned actors like Gary Sinise, Rob Lowe, Corin Nemec, Ed Harris or even Kathy Bates in a great cameo. All packed with realistic production design and a mesmerizing original score from composer W.G. Snuffy Walden. The Stand is also the unofficial basis to the hit comic book TV adaptation of The Walking Dead from die-hard King fan Frank Darabont. The pilot scene with Grimes escape from the hospital is nearly the same as Stuart Redman's hospital escape from The Stand as an exemple. Deserve to be seen at any price.… Expand

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stevekm

Mar 2, 2023

Great start to the movie, what a story line, but it drags to the finish line.

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Satanski666

Feb 3, 2022

It looks like the world is ending, leading to final battle between good and evil, yet people don't express any stronger emotions. No fear of devil, no fear of God, no hope for heaven... They just live like almost nothing major happened. I hate histerical acting, that plague modern movies,It looks like the world is ending, leading to final battle between good and evil, yet people don't express any stronger emotions. No fear of devil, no fear of God, no hope for heaven... They just live like almost nothing major happened. I hate histerical acting, that plague modern movies, but this is the other extreme. Also the music while not bad, doesn't fit the whole situation at all, mostly resembling me either family, or action movie other times. Speaking about action scenes... I felt embarrassed at times.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

61
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: May 8, 1994
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  S1:E4. The Stand
  Air Date: May 12, 1994
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  S1:E3. The Betrayal
  Air Date: May 11, 1994
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  S1:E2. The Dreams
  Air Date: May 9, 1994
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  S1:E1. The Plague
  Air Date: May 8, 1994